Spumescent
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling froth or foam; foaming. rare
"The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality."
Example
More examples"The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality."
Etymology
From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).